Putin supported russian chrysotile industry
The meeting of Vladimir Putin, the Russian Prime-Minister, with the leaders of trade union committees, was held in Moscow. Andrey Kholzakov, the leader of International Trade Unions Movement ‘For Chrysotile’ was among the invited activists.
At the meeting Andrei Kholzakov (second on Prime Minister’s left in the photo) informed Prime-Minister about problems of the chrysotile industry, and Vladimir Putin promised to support Russian producers.
‘The studies showed that the chrysotile use under proper conditions and using modern technologies is not hazardous to human health. Besides, chrysotile containing materials — roofing tiles and pipes — are significantly cheaper than alternative materials. I talked to the Prime Minister about it. He promised to support Russian producers of chrysotile, especially in situation where we find ourselves under political pressure at the international level. There is an official position of Russian Federation on Chrysotile asbestos use and it supports the principles of its controlled safe use and this is where we stand», — Andrey Kholzakov said at the end of the Meeting.
Vladimir Putin said at the Meeting: ‘Andrei Kholzakov talked about the competition at a global scale. Do you know what we really need? Responsibility for our people and our country — at the level of the Government and regional governments, as well as at the level of the trade unions. We can’t afford and must not allow anybody to use our difficulties in own interests and ‘press’ us out. I’m not talking about politics here, I mean the ‘pressure’ in competition in global markets. If we behave irresponsibly our opponents will certainly use this situation — it goes without saying, I’m sure about it».